nuuumannn Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) Tucked away at the far end of Finow's runways is the Luftfahrtmuseum Finowfurt on the site of a former Soviet Air Force and LSK fighter base. Located an hour's drive outside Berlin, Finow has an interesting history, as during Nazi times it was one of the main airfields of KG 200, the secretive experimental unit that operated a handful of Allied types alongside standard Luftwaffe aircraft, including B-17s and B-24s. Unfortunately at the small and rather rustic site, there is nothing that indicates this facet of the site's history. The images have had the colour drained out of them; I wanted to experiment with colour to reflect the general rustic nature of the place. Finow is still an active airfield, with a small portion of the hard standing built as a fighter station for the Soviets in use, the rest is covered by a solar farm. Finow's control tower. Europe 302 Su-22 gate guard. A taste of the state of the collection. Europe 303 Arrestor barrier. Europe 304 There are aircraft and displays inside the hardened aircraft shelters, including this MiG-15UTI and MiG-21F-13. Europe 305 PZL Dromader in front of a shelter capped by a radome. Europe 306 LSK MiG-23BN. Europe 307 VEB-14P, licence built Il-14 in Dresden. Europe 308 Yak-28R, one of the types stationed at Finow. Europe 310 PZL An-2T. Europe 313 L-29, evidence that the staff do work on the aircraft. Europe 314 Interflug Tu-134. Europe 315 Mi-8T. Europe 317 Cosmetically challenged MiG-23S. Europe 318 Lenin looking on sternly at the foreign tourists. Europe 319 Thanks for looking. Edited September 8, 2019 by nuuumannn 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Wow, very atmospheric shots and what a sad state some of those planes are in. Thanks for sharing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Like Parabat, I agree that these images are very atmospheric. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Great photos from a great museum Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 A really interesting line up, such a shame the up keep has let the look of the collection down. Thanks for sharing them Grant. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) Those have gone to rack and ruin but just shows how they once were supreme looking. Lenin looks as stern and formidable as ever! credit to the staff who are still making the effort to look after them. thanks for sharing your photos. much appreciated. Edited September 8, 2019 by HOUSTON 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 These pictures now freely easy to take and post. To think not long ago you’d have to be a spy. Nice pictures, like to these in person someday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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